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Feres doctrine 27 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
Feres doctrine: [from Feres v. United States, 340 U.S. 135 (1950), the case which established the doctrine] : a doctrine in tort law: a member of the military is barred from recovering damages from th...
Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
Fed. R. Civ. P.: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure see also the Important Laws section
seriatim 25 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
seriatim: [Medieval Latin, from Latin series succession of persons or things, series, from serere to join, bind together] : in a series : individually in a sequence [we will consider the complaints ] ...
freeze 24 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
freeze: froze fro·zen freez·ing 1 : to cause to become fixed, immovable, unavailable, or unalterable [ interest rates] 2 : to immobilize (as by government regulation or the action of a financial insti...
detinet 23 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
detinet: [Medieval Latin, he/she withholds] : a common-law action alleging that the defendant is withholding money or items owed (as under a contract) compare detinuit
agricultural worker 22 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
agricultural worker: As a nonimmigrant class of admission, an alien coming temporarily to the United States to perform agricultural labor or services, as defined by the Secretary of Labor.
armed 21 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
armed: 1 : having a weapon [an assailant] 2 : involving the use of a weapon [an attack]
executive agreement 20 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
executive agreement: an agreement (as an armistice) between the U.S. and a foreign government that is made by the president and usually deals with a subject within the president's powers compare treat...
surplusage 19 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
surplusage: excessive or nonessential matter ;esp : matter contained in a pleading that is unnecessary or irrelevant
inquest 18 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
inquest: [Anglo-French enqueste, from Old French, ultimately from Latin inquirere to ask about, from in- within, into + quaerere to seek] 1 : a judicial or official inquiry or examination often before...
